What is the Greatest Common Factor of 14238 and 14247?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 14238 and 14247 is 9.

GCF(14238,14247) = 9

We will now calculate the prime factors of 14238 and 14247, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 14238 and 14247.

How to find the GCF of 14238 and 14247?

We will first find the prime factorization of 14238 and 14247. After we will calculate the factors of 14238 and 14247 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 14238

Prime factors of 14238 are 2, 3, 7, 113. Prime factorization of 14238 in exponential form is:

14238 = 2¹ × 3² × 7¹ × 113¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 14247

Prime factors of 14247 are 3, 1583. Prime factorization of 14247 in exponential form is:

14247 = 3² × 1583¹

Step-3: Factors of 14238

List of positive integer factors of 14238 that divides 14238 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 14, 18, 21, 42, 63, 113, 126, 226, 339, 678, 791, 1017, 1582, 2034, 2373, 4746, 7119

Step-4: Factors of 14247

List of positive integer factors of 14247 that divides 14238 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 1583, 4749

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 14238 and 14247. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 14238 and 14247 is 9.

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